Marjorie Strider facts for kids
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Marjorie Strider
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Marjorie Strider, photograph by Fred W. McDarrah
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Marjorie Virginia Strider
January 26, 1931 Guthrie, Oklahoma
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| Died | August 27, 2014 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Kansas City Art Institute, Oklahoma State University |
| Known for | Painting, Sculpture, Performance art |
| Movement | Pop Art, avant-garde |
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Michael Kirby
(m. 1960–1969) |
Marjorie Virginia Strider (January 26, 1931 – August 27, 2014) was an American artist. She was known for her unique paintings and sculptures. She created art that often popped out from the canvas, making it three-dimensional. She also made large, soft sculptures that looked like they were melting or flowing in a specific place.
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About Marjorie Strider
Marjorie Strider was born in 1931 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. She studied art at the Kansas City Art Institute. In the early 1960s, she moved to New York City.
Her early three-dimensional paintings were very famous. They showed beach girls with parts that stuck out from the canvas. These works were featured in a big art show in 1964. Other famous artists like Andy Warhol also showed their art there. This art style was called Pop Art. Pop Art used images from popular culture, like advertisements and comic books.
Strider had more solo shows in 1965 and 1966. She continued to show her paintings of bikini-clad girls. She also made 3-D art of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and clouds.
New Art Ideas
Marjorie Strider became an important artist in the 1960s. She was part of the avant-garde movement. This means she was among artists who created new and experimental art. She took part in "happenings." These were live art events where artists performed or created art in front of an audience. Sometimes, the audience even joined in.
In 1969, she helped organize the first "Street Work." This was an informal public art event. Many artists participated, including Vito Acconci. Strider's part was hanging thirty empty picture frames in random spots in Midtown Manhattan. She hoped this would make people look at their everyday surroundings in a new way.
Marjorie Strider was married to Michael Kirby. He was an artist and writer. He wrote the first book about happenings in 1965.
Changing Her Style
In the 1970s, Strider changed her art focus. She moved from hard, sculptural paintings to soft sculpture. She made large art pieces using soft, foamy material. These pieces were designed for a specific place, like a building or a staircase.
For example, her work Building Work (1976) showed foam tumbling out of windows at MoMA PS1. Another piece, Blue Sky (1976), looked like foam oozing down a spiral staircase. Sometimes, her foam art included everyday items like brooms or teapots. Other times, the foam just flowed freely. These works were similar to the art of Lynda Benglis from the same time.
Later Works and Exhibitions
From 1982 to 1985, a special exhibition of her art traveled across the United States. It was shown in many museums and universities. These included the SculptureCenter in New York and the McNay Art Museum in Texas.
In the 1990s, she started making paintings with textured surfaces. These works were more like Abstract Expressionist art than Pop Art. In 2009, she went back to her original "girlie" theme. She painted new examples and showed them at the Bridge Gallery in New York.
Marjorie Strider passed away at her home in Saugerties, New York, on August 27, 2014.
Where to See Her Art
Marjorie Strider's art can be found in many public collections. These are museums and galleries where her work is kept for everyone to see. Some of these places include:
- Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut
- Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
- Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
- McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
- Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York
- Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida
Selected Exhibitions
Marjorie Strider's art was shown in many exhibitions over the years. Here are some of her notable shows:
- 2011 Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, "Marjorie Strider" [solo exhibition]
- 1999 Neuberger Museum of Art, SUNY Purchase
- 1988–90 Finn Square, New York, "Sunflower Plaza," outdoor installation
- 1982 Myers Fine Art Gallery, SUNY Plattsburgh, "Marjorie Strider: 10 Years, 1970–1980" [traveling exhibition through 1985]
- 1976 The Clocktower, New York
- 1976 PS1, New York
- 1964 Pace Gallery, New York, "First International Girlie Exhibit"
